pharmacological therapies for IBS are directed at relieving what? - ✔✔relieving abdominal pain and
discomfort, and improving bowel function
what two therapies are often used for patients with constipation? - ✔✔fiber supplements and/or
laxatives are often used to soften stools and promote frequency
antidiarrheal agents are used with patients with diarrhea to do what? - ✔✔reduce stool frequency and
urgency
laxatives include which drugs? - ✔✔methylcellulose
psyllium
docusate
magnesium hydroxide
lactulose
sodium phosphate
polyethylene glycol
bisacodyl
lubiprostone
linaclotide
methylnaltrexone
antidiarrheal therapies include which drugs? - ✔✔Loperamide
eluxadoline
alosetron
IBS drugs include what? - ✔✔dicyclomine
hyoscyamine
, amitriptyline
desipramine
imipramine
nortripyline
which two drugs are bulk-forming laxatives? - ✔✔methylcellulose
psyllium
true or false:
bulk-forming laxatives are digestible colloids that absorb water - ✔✔FALSE
bulk-forming laxatives are INdigestible colloids that absorb water
they form a bulky emollient gel that distends the colon
docusate is what type of laxative? - ✔✔stool surfactant
oral or enema form
how do stool surfactant laxatives work? - ✔✔reduces surface tension of oil-water interface of stool,
resulting in enhanced incorporation of water & fat
long-term usage of docusate may lead to what? - ✔✔impairment of fat-soluble vitamin absorption
(vitamins A, D, E, K)
the definition below describes which type of laxatives?
soluble but non-absorbable compounds that increase stool liquidity (increased fecal fluid) - ✔✔osmotic
laxatives
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